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Magpies destroyed in Gippsland after attacks on at least five people in Sale
Two magpies responsible for a spate of attacks on five people — two of whom required emergency eye surgery — have been killed by Gippsland authorities.
Key points:
- Five people have been attacked by magpies in an eating area outside the Sale mall
- A man and a woman both required emergency eye surgery after two separate attacks
- An animal behaviour expert says the birds should have been removed, not killed
Wellington Shire Council hired a contractor to remove and euthanase the birds that attacked people while they were eating food outside the Sale shopping centre.
Two people were taken to hospital in Melbourne for emergency eye surgery last month after being swooped on and pecked in the eyes.
The first bird was put down last month, and the…
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